Turning corner: Boeing 787 begins crucial period On December 15, 2009, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time, finally defeating the delays and… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 23, 2020
Leonardo hack targets European stealth combat drone An investigation into a data theft at the Italian defense group Leonardo showed that one of its employees… ByClément CharpentreauDecember 23, 2020
Alaska Airlines boosts Boeing 737 MAX order to 68 jets Alaska Airlines will boost its fleet with 23 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in addition to its original… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 22, 2020
Two passengers leave Delta jet by deploying emergency slide Delta Air Lines was forced to discontinue the regular New York – Atlanta flight 462 after two passengers… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 22, 2020
Norwegian competition prompts US approve Aer Lingus join AJBA The United States Department of Transportation (DoT) announced tentatively approving Aer Lingus to join the oneworld alliance’s Atlantic… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 22, 2020
Virgin Atlantic last Boeing 747 departs for final flight Virgin Atlantic said farewell to its last Boeing 747 on its final flight from London Heathrow Airport (LHR)… ByVytė KlišauskaitėDecember 21, 2020
After 9-month pause Emirates Airlines to return A380 to Brazil operations In response to the expected increase in the demand for seasonal air travel to Brazil in the early… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 21, 2020
World needs more freighters, can Boeing produce more 747s? There are no two ways about it: the freight industry lacks air capacity to transfer products across the… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 18, 2020
Spirit Airlines A320 jet slides off runway with 111 passengers onboard The American low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines Airbus A320neo aircraft slid off the runway at Baltimore Washington International Airport… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 17, 2020
US airlines cut flights due to winter storm Predicted to be the biggest snowstorm in years, Winter Storm Gail causes chaos in airports as US airlines… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 17, 2020
ZeroAvia gets $21.4 million for hydrogen-powered plane development ZeroAvia, an American hydrogen aircraft startup, secured more than $21 million worth of funding from investors. The funding… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 17, 2020
What is COMAC C939 and when will it fly? Chinese manufacturer COMAC has already tested the C919 and started working on the CR929. The next logical step… ByValius VenckunasDecember 16, 2020
Wizz Air flight unable to take off at Gibraltar after bird strike During its second ever flight to Gibraltar, Wizz Air flight suffered bird strike, which delayed the return to… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 15, 2020
Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first… ByValius VenckunasDecember 15, 2020
Emirates Premium Economy: no better time for introduction? The long-awaited new product on Emirates aircraft, a Premium Economy cabin, is finally here. The cabin was teased… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 14, 2020
First shipments of Pfizer’s vaccine land in Canada On December 13, 2020, the first batches of COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Mirabel International Airport in Montreal, Canada. “The… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 14, 2020
Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 to turn into pretty troop carrier Virgin Atlantic held a farewell to its final Boeing 747-400 before transferring the jumbo jet to a new… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 14, 2020
Harsh weather forces two Vistara A320 flights to divert Two Vistara flights were forced to divert to Mumbai and Kolkata due to bad weather conditions, announced the… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 14, 2020